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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 19, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 06, 2020	Jun. 17, 2020 USD ($) promissory_note	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 08, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 20,000,000.0	$ 200,000	$ 20,000,000.0	$ 200,000
Senior Notes		2,917,100,000		2,917,100,000				$ 2,751,400,000
Outstanding balance		300,000		300,000				0
2018 Revolver due March 8, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt											$ 1,000,000,000.0
Borrowings outstanding		$ 0		$ 0				0
2014 Term loan due December 5, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €												€ 350,000,000.0
2018 Term loan due March 8, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt									$ 317,100,000	€ 284,400,000	$ 431,000,000.0	€ 350,000,000.0
Repayments of debt					$ 24,700,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 200,000
2019 Term loan due August 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt									$ 600,000,000.0
3.150% Senior Notes due June 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 750,000,000.0
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.15%	3.15%		3.15%
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes	$ 737,100,000
Senior Notes		$ 750,000,000.0		$ 750,000,000.0				0
3.500% Unsecured Senior notes due March 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		3.50%		3.50%		3.50%
Senior Notes		$ 0		$ 0				280,400,000
3.500% Senior note due December 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		3.50%		3.50%		3.50%
Senior Notes		$ 0		$ 0				$ 309,600,000
Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 20,000,000.0
Kazmira, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory notes							$ 34,300,000
Number of promissory notes \| promissory_note							2
Kazmira, LLC \| Note due November 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory notes							$ 3,700,000
Kazmira, LLC \| Note due May 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory notes							5,800,000
Kazmira, LLC \| Note due November 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory notes							$ 24,800,000